What color is #AFABC4?

#AFABC4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFABC4?

The RGB value is 175, 171, 196: 175 red, 171 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFABC4?

The complementary color is #C0C4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFABC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFABC4 color

#AFABC4 rgb(175, 171, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AFABC4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.1% green and 76.9% blue (175, 171, 196).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#AFABC4 color codes

HEX	`#AFABC4`
RGB	`rgb(175, 171, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.03, 6.34, -12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.03, 13.76, 297.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.204, 42.225, 58.141)`
Decimal	`11512772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFABC4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AFABC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFABC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AFABC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afabc4; }
.text { color: #afabc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afabc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 171 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afabc4, #bbabc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AFABC4?: #AFABC4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFABC4?: The RGB value is 175, 171, 196: 175 red, 171 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFABC4?: The complementary color is #C0C4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFABC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.